List of governors of British Guiana
The governor of British Guiana was the Crown representative in British Guiana. The office existed from 1831 when the colonies of Demerara-Essequibo (see Demerara and Essequibo (colony)) and Berbice united as British Guiana until 1966 when Guyana attained independence.
Governors of British Guiana (1831–1966)
Term | Incumbent | Notes |
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21 July 1831 – 26 June 1833 | Sir Benjamin d'Urban | |
26 June 1833 – 27 June 1838 | Sir James Carmichael Smyth | |
27 June 1838 – 19 May 1848 | Sir Henry Light | |
19 May 1848–12 February 1849 | William Walker | acting, first time |
12 February 1849 – 11 May 1853 | Henry Barkly | |
11 May 1853–23 May 1854 | William Walker | acting, second time |
23 May 1854 – 7 January 1862 | Sir Philip Wodehouse | |
7 January 1862 – 25 January 1869 | Sir Francis Hincks | |
25 January 1869 – 26 December 1873 | Sir John Scott | |
27 December 1873–10 March 1874 | Edward Rushworth | acting |
10 March 1874 – 8 March 1877 | James Robert Longden | |
8 March 1877–3 April 1877 | William A. G. Young | acting, first time |
3 April 1877 – 13 December 1881 | Sir Cornelius Hendricksen Kortright | |
13 December 1881–4 May 1882 | William A. G. Young | acting, second time |
4 May 1882 – 1887 | Sir Henry Turner Irving | |
26 April 1884–1884 | Sir William Frederick Haynes-Smith | acting for Irving |
1887–1888 | Charles Bruce | acting |
1888–23 March 1893 | The Viscount Gormanston | |
April 1891–15 October 1891 | Sir Charles Bruce | acting for Viscount Gormanston, second time |
23 March 1893–5 July 1893 | Sir Charles Bruce | acting, third time |
5 July 1893–September 1895 | Sir Charles Cameron Lees | |
15 December 1894–29 January 1895 | Charles Cavendish Boyle | acting for Lees, first time |
September 1895–March 1896 | Charles Cavendish Boyle | acting, second time |
March 1896–27 March 1898 | Sir Augustus William Lawson Hemming | |
1 October 1896–18 November 1896 | Charles Cavendish Boyle | acting for Hemming, third time |
27 May 1897–28 July 1897 | Charles Cavendish Boyle | acting for Hemming, fourth time |
27 March 1898 – 3 July 1901 | Sir Walter Joseph Sendall | |
3 July 1901 – 26 September 1904 | Sir James Alexander Swettenham | [1] |
26 September 1904 – 5 July 1912 | Sir Frederick Mitchell Hodgson | |
5 July 1912 – 15 April 1917 | Sir Walter Egerton | |
15 April 1917 – 4 April 1923 | Sir Wilfred Collet | |
4 April 1923 – 31 August 1925 | Sir Graeme Thomson | |
31 August 1925 – 7 November 1928 | Sir Cecil Hunter-Rodwell | |
7 November 1928 – 9 June 1930 | Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg | |
9 June 1930 – 26 March 1935 | Sir Edward Brandis Denham | |
26 March 1935 – 19 November 1937 | Sir Geoffry Alexander Stafford Northcote | acting from 1936 |
19 November 1937 – 7 November 1941 | Sir Wilfrid Edward Francis Jackson | |
7 November 1941 – 1947 | Sir Gordon James Lethem | acting from 1946 |
12 April 1947 – 14 April 1953 | Sir Charles Campbell Woolley | |
14 April 1953 – 25 October 1955 | Sir Alfred William Lungley Savage | |
25 October 1955 – 22 December 1958 | Sir Patrick Muir Renison | |
22 December 1958 – 7 March 1964 | Sir Ralph Francis Alnwick Grey | |
7 March 1964 – 26 May 1966 | Sir Richard Edmonds Luyt |
On 26 May 1966, the colony achieved independence from the United Kingdom as Guyana. After independence, the viceroy in Guyana was the Governor-General of Guyana.
See also
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References
- ^ "No. 27330". The London Gazette. 5 July 1901. p. 4469.
- http://rulers.org/rulg2.html#guyana
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